Mrs Lowry & Son 2019 123movies

Watch: Mrs Lowry & Son 2019 123movies, Full Movie Online – A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion..
Plot: An intimate portrayal of the relationship between one of greatest artists of the 20th century, L.S. Lowry and his unhappy and controlling mother, Elizabeth, whom he lived with all his life.
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Ratings:

	6.7/10 Votes: 2,021
	61% | RottenTomatoes
	42/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 35 Popularity: 6.064 | TMDB

Reviews:

This plods along in an almost Alan Bennett-esque fashion. It doesn’t ever catch fire, but is well written and does seem to accurately reflect the routine and repetitive existence of both Lowry and his largely bedridden mother. The principals gel well, and we do get a sense of what their relationship might have actually been like in a relatively poverty-stricken industrial Lancashire in the 1930s when Lowry acted as a rent collector. Once you get an understanding of the mundanity of this existence it helps make a little sense of both why it took so long for his art to become recognised (including by his mother) and then as to why it actually did.

It doesn’t always work, but I figure and movie with Timothy Spall in it is worth a look. Mrs. Lowry and Son is one of those slowly paced movies that you have to let roll over you and be patient. The two characters are not always likable and may let you down in small ways, as they let each other down, but I was till rooting for them.

L.S. Lowry as presented here and presumably in his life was a very complex character. I liked how he was playful with neighborhood children and poetic when describing as a painter the scenes and places he has seen. But the other side of him is the rent collector trudging around town, and the timid soul who tries in vain to impress his mother and gain her love. And I don’t have reason to doubt this depiction of him, as I have since read, for example, that in real life he refused several awards later in life, including the royal OBE because, his thought was, what would be the point since his mother was now gone.

I can’t say his artwork impresses me, with his matchstick men and all, but I leave that to those who know art. His artistic sensibilities were grounded in the harshness of life for the working classes during the Industrial Revolution. Therefore it seemed symbolic to see him walk through a gorgeous scene of verdant green fields and trees, reach the top of a slope, and and then paint a cluster of squatting factories. Yes, a different sort of artist.

One other aspect of Spall’s performance occurred to me. It reminded me of a couple of his Mike Leigh films, such as Secrets and Lies, where he gives a measured, restrained performance all the way through only to explode as an actor for an emotionally powerful scene near the end. Worth watching, but not for when you are in the move for a lively movie.

Slow Burner
This is a mesmerizingly slow film set almost entirely in one room….. it could almost be a play. However Adrian Noble thankfully focuses on the two main actors and we are gradually sucked in to their closed little world. Both Spall and Redgrave give towering complementary performances which keep the audience completely entranced from the beginning. Redgrave especially manages to create a relentlessly critical and bitter character without the viewer ever hating her for it.. and Spall has grown into a confident and creative character actor of the highest order. Beautiful cinematography and set design make this film artistically watchable. If you like slow burning drama then this is a treat.

A bit of saccharin helps
Certain of Lowry’s paintings have become iconic since the painter’s death so, we cannot really feel the rejection he is subjected to by his screen mother, Vanessa Redgrave. Redgrave gives somewhat of a likeable performance of a woman who by all accounts was a harridan with ideas well above her station in life. The real Mrs Lowry did suffer some unfortunate life experiences and yes, blaming her son – whose birth was extremely difficult – is understandable to an extent. However, to persist with this attitude towards her son for 52 years is damnable. We don’t really get to see this real nastiness in this saccharined and tidied up portrayal. For all its faults though, Spall and Redgrave give a creditable sense of depth to this brief view of one of Britain’s most beloved modern artist’s life. Older viewers will spot a number of glaring prop errors but that still doesn’t deflect from a nicely told fictional tale based on a real person.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 31 min (91 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Biography, Drama, History
Director Adrian Noble
Writer Martyn Hesford
Actors Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Spall, Wendy Morgan
Country United Kingdom
Awards 4 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix N/A
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa Mini, Arri/Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format N/A
Cinematographic Process ARRIRAW
Printed Film Format N/A